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Ark Burlington Danes Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 44 43.6 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B- B- 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
43.6 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
43.4% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
9.6% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
-0.03 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 48.1[6] 44.1%[6]
2023/24 49[4] 52.4%[4] -0.03[4]
2022/23 47.1[7] 49%[7] +0.08[7]
2021/22 49.7[8] 50%[8] -0.10[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B- 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
16.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[10] 17.9%[10]
2022/23 C[11] 14.8%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 20.9%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 12.7%[13]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
61% 2022/23[14]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
9% 2022/23[14]
Reading, average scaled score
104 2022/23[14]
Maths, average scaled score
102 2022/23[14]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[15]
School sixth form
60% 2022/23[15]
Sixth-form college
12% 2022/23[15]
Further education college
12% 2022/23[15]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[15]
Employment
1% 2022/23[15]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 87%[16] 58%[16] 10%[16] 16%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16]
2020/21 95%[17] 67%[17] 9%[17] 15%[17] 2%[17] 1%[17]
2019/20 95%[18] 63%[18] 9%[18] 21%[18] 2%[18] 0%[18]
2018/19 92%[19] 55%[19] 13%[19] 22%[19] 1%[19] 1%[19]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[20]
UK higher education
64% 2022/23[20]
Education
69% 2022/23[20]
Apprenticeship
8% 2022/23[20]
Employment
13% 2022/23[20]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 85%[21] 68%[21] 74%[21] 0%[21] 11%[21]
2020/21 91%[22] 75%[22] 79%[22] 2%[22] 10%[22]
2019/20 94%[23] 85%[23] 90%[23] 0%[23] 4%[23]
2018/19 83%[24] 69%[24] 70%[24] 2%[24] 10%[24]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
81% 2021/22[25]
Top third of most selective universities
25% 2021/22[25]
Russell Group universities
47% 2019/20[26]
Oxford or Cambridge
3% 2019/20[26]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 86%[27] 47%[27]
2019/20 97%[26] 49%[26] 47%[26] 3%[26]
2018/19 77%[28] 29%[28] 27%[28] 0%[28]
2017/18 79%[29] 24%[29] 20%[29] 1%[29]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
13 Jul 2022[30]
Type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[30]
Report published
21 Sep 2022[30]
Personal development
Good[30]
Quality of education
Good[30]
Overall effectiveness
Good[30]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[30]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[30]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[30]
Early years provision (where applicable)
Good[30]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[30]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Feb 2020[31] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[31] No overall grade[31]
2 Oct 2018[32] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[32] Requires improvement[32]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
3.6 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Applications (any preference)
224 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences
39 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Places offered
62 Entry Sept 2026[33]
First preferences per place
0.6 Entry Sept 2026[33]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 260[33] 44[33] 72[33] 3.6[33] 0.6[33]
Entry Sept 2024 266[33] 47[33] 87[33] 3.1[33] 0.5[33]
Entry Sept 2023 251[33] 66[33] 101[33] 2.5[33] 0.7[33]
Entry Sept 2022 298[33] 76[33] 134[33] 2.2[33] 0.6[33]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
4.1 Entry Sept 2022[33]
Applications (any preference)
37 Entry Sept 2022[33]
First preferences
7 Entry Sept 2022[33]
Places offered
9 Entry Sept 2022[33]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2022[33]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1200[1]
Trust
ARK SCHOOLS[1]
Local authority
Hammersmith and Fulham[1]
Website
http://burlingtondanes.org/[1]
District
Hammersmith and Fulham[34]
Postcode
W12 0HR[1]
URN
131752[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
819 2024/25[35]
English as an additional language
35% 2024/25[35]
SEN support
15.4% 2024/25[35]
EHC plan
2.2% 2024/25[35]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
56.3% 2024/25[35]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
12.3%[36]
Mixed
11.2%[36]
Asian
6.8%[36]
Black
35.2%[36]
Any other ethnic group
13.5%[36]
Unclassified
21%[36]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

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